TEHRAN, Iran – A top Iranian judiciary official warned Monday against the “destructive” cultural and social consequences of importing Barbie dolls and other Western toys. In the latest salvo in a more than decade-old government campaign against Barbie, Prosecutor General Ghorban Ali Dori Najafabadi said in an official letter to …
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LONG BEACH, Calif. – Melanie Brown and Joey Fatone have a new role to add to their scarily similar resumes: TLC host. The duo will co-host “The Singing Office,” a tongue-in-cheek singing competition that pits different groups of employees against each other. Both Brown and Fatone were members of chart-topping …
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Astronomers have discovered what may be the smallest extrasolar planet yet, a possibly rocky world that’s orbiting a star in the constellation Leo. “After final confirmation, the new exoplanet will be the smallest found to date,” said lead researcher Ignasi Ribas of the Spanish Research Council (CSIC). “The study opens …
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WASHINGTON – The must-have souvenirs in Washington this week aren’t the American-flag tchotchkes hawked around the National Mall. The really hot items include “I love the pope” bumper stickers, “Property of Benedict XVI” T-shirts and mugs emblazoned with the pope’s heavenward gaze. As thousands of Roman Catholics began streaming into …
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Julianne Moore doesn’t know why women get Botox, she told Britain’s Observer Magazine in a recent interview. The redheaded star, known for her roles in “The End of the Affair” and “Short Cuts,” said that “it doesn’t make them look younger, it just makes them look like they had work …
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WASHINGTON – The Bush administration, dismissing the recommendations of its top experts, rejected regulating the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming Friday, saying it would cripple to the U.S. economy. In a 588-page federal notice, the Environmental Protection Agency made no finding on whether global warming poses a threat to …
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SALT LAKE CITY – Starting next month, it will be “TGIT” for Utah state employees. As in: “Thank God It’s Thursday.” In a yearlong experiment aimed at reducing the state’s energy costs and commuters’ gasoline expenses, Utah is about to become the first state to switch to a four-day workweek …
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BALTIMORE – A federal judge in Baltimore has sentenced a 27-year-old Jordanian man to four years in prison for trafficking in fake Viagra pills. The U.S. Attorney’s office says Iyad Dogmosh received more than 38,000 fake Viagra pills from Egypt, sold some and kept the rest in a Maryland storage …
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This is a rush transcript from “Hannity & Colmes,” July 29, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. SEAN HANNITY, CO-HOST: HANNITY: Now Senator Obama continues to catch flack over his decision not to visit wounded soldiers in Germany. Now our next guest …
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When Lucy Hoggan’s son Cadell laughs, the sound literally fills her with dread. Cadell, 3, has a rare form of gelastic epilepsy, which causes strange bouts of laughter – and could one day kill him, London’s Daily Mail reported Monday. “Cadell may sound like he’s laughing, but his eyes are …
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